BELGRADE (CNN)-- A Yugoslav government official said Sunday
three captured U.S. soldiers will not face trial, but
Yugoslavia's ambassador to the United Nations wasn't quite as
sure.

Milan Bozic, a Yugoslav federal government minister and
deputy mayor of Belgrade, told ABC's "This Week": "Of course
they will not be tried."

He later backed up that claim on CNN's "Late Edition."

"The army is under the control of the federal government, so
we will treat them along the lines of any conceivable
international agreements. First of all, Geneva Convention,"
he said.

"They will receive the best treatment. They will be held
here, and we strongly believe that this madness with the
bombing will stop very soon, and they will be at their homes
as soon as possible," Bozic said.

He said officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross will soon be allowed to meet with the three soldiers.

Ambassador Jovanovic won't rule out trials

However, Yugoslav U.N. Ambassador Vladislav Jovanovic left
the door open for the three to stand trial.

"Whether they are going to be brought to justice before the
military court, it will depend on the result of the
investigations which are now under way. Those investigations
are routine whenever you capture infiltrated enemy
soldiers in your territory," Jovanovic said on "Fox News
Sunday."

The three soldiers, identified by the Pentagon as Staff Sgt.
Andrew A. Ramirez, 24, of Los Angeles; Staff Sgt.
Christopher J. Stone, 25, of Smiths Creek, Michigan; and
Spec. Steven M. Gonzales, 21, of Huntsville, Texas,
were taken into custody late Wednesday.